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con·fi·dent  (knf-dnt)
adj.
1. Marked by assurance, as of success.
2. Marked by confidence in oneself; self-assured. See Synonyms at sure.
3. Very bold; presumptuous.
4. Obsolete Confiding; trustful.

[Latin cnfdns, cnfdent-, present participle of cnfdere, to rely on; see confide.]

confi·dent·ly adv.

confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt]
adj
1. (postpositive; foll by of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sure confident of success
2. sure of oneself; bold
3. presumptuous; excessively bold
[from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide]
confidently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.confident - having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"
shy, unsure, diffident, timid - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
2.confident - persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"
sure, certain - having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
3.confident - not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani
capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

confident
adjective
1. certain, sure, convinced, positive, secure, satisfied, counting on I am confident that everything will come out right in time.
certain not sure, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unsure, unconvinced
2. self-assured, positive, assured, bold, self-confident, self-reliant, self-possessed, sure of yourself, can-do (informal) In time he became more confident and relaxed.
self-assured shy, afraid, scared, nervous, unsure, tentative, insecure, hesitant, self-doubting, jittery, lacking confidence, mousy
Translations
confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt] ADJ [person] → seguro, seguro de sí mismo; [prediction] → hecho con seguridad, hecho con confianza; [performance, smile, reply, manner] → lleno de seguridad, lleno de confianza
to be confident thatestar seguro de que
to be confident of doing sthconfiar en hacer algo
he is confident of successconfía en obtener el éxito
to feel or be confident about sthtener confianza en algo
the prime minister is in confident moodel primer ministro está lleno de confianza

confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt] adj
(= self-assured) [person] → sûr(e) de soi, assuré(e); [manner] → assuré(e)
She seems quite confident → Elle a l'air sûre d'elle.
(= certain) → sûr(e)
to be confident (that) ... → être sûr(e) que ...
I'm confident everything will be okay → Je suis sûr que tout ira bien.
to be confident of sth → être sûr(e) de qch
to be confident about sth → avoir confiance en qch

confident
adj
(= sure)überzeugt, zuversichtlich (→ of +gen); look etczuversichtlich; to be confident of success or succeedingvom Erfolg überzeugt sein, zuversichtlich or überzeugt sein, dass man gewinnt; to be/feel confident about somethingin Bezug auf etw zuversichtlich sein; it will happen — are you confident?es wird geschehen — sind Sie davon überzeugt or dessen sicher?; to be confident in somebody/somethingVertrauen zu jdm/etw haben, jdm/einer Sache vertrauen; confident in her loveihrer Liebe gewiss (geh)
(= self-assured)(selbst)sicher; to be in a confident moodsich seiner sicher fühlen

confident [ˈkɒnfɪdnt] adjsicuro/a, fiducioso/a (also self-confident) → sicuro/a (di sé)
to be confident of doing sth/that → essere sicuro di fare qc/che

confident واثق jistý selvsikker selbstsicher σίγουρος seguro de sí mismo luottavainen sûr de soi samopouzdan sicuro di sé 確信して 확신하는 zelfverzekerd trygg pewny confiante уверенный självsäker ที่มั่นใจ kendine güvenen tự tin 确信的


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These are the times, when in his whale-boat the rover softly feels a certain filial, confident, land-like feeling towards the sea; that he regards it as so much flowery earth; and the distant ship revealing only the tops of her masts, seems struggling forward, not though high rolling waves, but through the tall grass of a rolling prairie: as when the western emigrants' horses only show their erected ears, while their hidden bodies widely wade through the amazing verdure.
It was a body of cruelty so horrible that I am confident no normal person exists who, once aware of it, could ever enjoy looking on at any trained-animal turn.
All these reasons justify the view that the poems with which we now have to deal were later than the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", and if we must recognize the possibility of some conventionality in the received dating, we may feel confident that it is at least approximately just.
 
 
 
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